From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 6 08:29:38 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C57610656A4 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:29:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from b.smeelen@ose.nl) Received: from mail.ose.nl (mail.ose.nl [212.178.134.164]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2438B8FC1F for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:29:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by mail.ose.nl for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:29:35 +0100 Message-ID: <4B4449F0.2010105@ose.nl> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:29:36 +0100 From: Bas Smeelen User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: partly solved: kernel: g_vfs_done error = 5 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:29:38 -0000 It turns out that when the vmware host san is being heavily =28importing vm=27s=2C multiple back-up jobs=29 used this error pops up in the freebsd g= uest=2E It is =28just=29 a timeout error=2C but still this should not happen=2E I have been looking at the sysctl variables for vfs if it is possible to increase the timeout value=2C but i do not see a setting that could accomplish this=2C also this would not be the right solution i guess=2E The only right solution would for the vmware host admin to tune the san settings =28or the specific lun=29 or to spread the load more evenly=2E DISCLAIMER=3A This e-mail is for the intended recipient=28s=29 only=2E Access=2C disclosure=2C copying=2C distribution or reliance on any of it by= anyone else is prohibited=2E If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then del= ete it from your system=2E